Russia continues to focus its firepower on the strategic and battered eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this week that almost a third of all combat … Continue reading
The battle for Pokrovsk is intensifying. Russia has ramped up its efforts to take the strategically located eastern Ukrainian city with hundreds of soldiers infiltrating the town in small groups. … Continue reading
The past week has been a bit of a wild ride and we can all be forgiven for having a bad case of mental whiplash. We’ve gone from the American … Continue reading
The war is going to be long. It will be decided on the battlefield. And a breakthrough for either side is very unlikely, at least in the near term. In … Continue reading
Another election, another geopolitical crisis. Moldovans go to the polls this weekend to elect a new parliament in a critical vote that will determine whether this small eastern European nation … Continue reading
Just days after Russian drones breached the airspace of Poland and Romania, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said NATO is “de facto” fighting a war with Russia by providing “both indirect … Continue reading
If you had to identify one factor that has kept Russia’s economy and war machine afloat since February 2022 in the face of massive Western sanctions, that factor would be … Continue reading
And just like that, Vladimir Putin’s international isolation is over. Despite being indicted for war crimes by the international criminal court, Putin joined North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as … Continue reading
There is a very simple reason that a ceasefire in Ukraine has been so elusive. For Vladimir Putin, this is a war of choice, his motivation is ideological, and his … Continue reading
Will it be a redux of Munich 1938, when one dictator was appeased and a world war ensued? Or perhaps it could turn out to be a replay of Yalta … Continue reading
It has been a week of mixed signals, to say the least. The United States threatened to impose secondary sanctions on Russia’s trading partners if Moscow did not agree to … Continue reading
Russia’s summer offensive is in full swing with Moscow capitalizing on a series of small advances in an attempt to reshape control of the front lines. Russia is making incremental … Continue reading
For Ukrainians, democracy must go on – even in wartime. Or more accurately, especially in wartime. Large protests erupted in Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv, and Dnipro this week after President Volodymyr … Continue reading
THE COLD WAR WITHIN If the old Cold War was a twilight struggle between and among states, the new Cold War is a subtler and stealthier struggle within states. Like … Continue reading
Don’t look now but there is another conflict brewing in the former Soviet space. Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan have been in a freefall for weeks after police in Yekaterinburg … Continue reading
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, few countries have done more to assist Moscow than Iran. From Shahid drones to ballistic missiles to artillery shells, … Continue reading
Vladimir Putin’s “no limits” partnership with China’s Xi Jinping appears to have some limits after all — limits of trust. According to an internal planning document from Russia’s Federal Security … Continue reading
It was bold. It was audacious. It was innovative. And it was highly successful. It was called Operation Spiderweb and it was Ukraine’s largest drone attack on Russian air bases … Continue reading
Back in 2019, longtime Kremlin aide Vladislav Surkov asked a rhetorical question about Russia’s cyber posture in a widely circulated article in the newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta: “Who are we on the world wide web – spiders or flies?” Continue reading
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine is many things. It’s the story of a Russian autocrat with a twisted view of history obsessed with personal aggrandisement. Continue reading
In the three years since Russia’s full-scale re-invasion of Ukraine, Western sanctions and diplomatic efforts have sought to force Moscow into deep international isolation. Continue reading
The United States presents Ukraine with a take-it-or-leave-it ceasefire deal that compels Kyiv to give Russia everything it wants in exchange for…well, in exchange for nothing. Continue reading
The war continues, even if less people are paying attention. Continue reading
From the Baltic Defense Line fortifying Europe’s eastern flank to an 800 billion euro rearmament plan to talk of an independent European nuclear deterrent, a new era is being born in European security. Continue reading
U.S. national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks. The U.S. The Department of Justice has disbanded a task force to … Continue reading
“O nas, bez nas” is an expression in the Czech, Slovak, and Polish languages that means: “about us, without us.” Continue reading
In Moscow they have a name for what we’ve been witnessing for the past two tumultuous months. They call it: “The Putinization of global politics.” This goes beyond policy gains … Continue reading
From the moment the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, there is a strong case to be made that the United States and its allies made the same mistake again and … Continue reading
Back in December, I was attending a conference in Hannover, Germany on Ukraine and European Security. Addressing my hosts, I said the following to my European friends and colleagues: “I’ve got some bad news, some good news, and some more bad news. The bad news is that it is probably 1941. The good news is that this time you get to be the Americans. But the other bad news is that this time you probably have to be the Americans.” Continue reading
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks by telephone with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin amid fears that the two will cut a deal at Ukraine’s expense. At a NATO ministerial, U.S. Defense … Continue reading
From Kyiv to Chisinau to Tbilisi and beyond, civil society activists in the former Soviet space have been bolstered for decades by assistance from the United States in their quest … Continue reading
Just beneath the surface of Russia’s war against Ukraine and its Cold War-style showdown with the West, Moscow has been locked in another less-noticed geopolitical battle — with Turkey. And it is a battle that Russia is clearly losing. Continue reading
Throughout nearly three years of war and in the face of unprecedented Western sanctions, Russia’s economy has seemed surprisingly resilient – at least on the surface. Continue reading
He had been Vladimir Putin’s “son of a bitch” in the Middle East for nearly a decade. Today he is just the latest in a growing list of ousted autocrats living in exile in Moscow. Continue reading
One month ago, the day after the US presidential election, Vladimir Putin delivered what can only be described as a victory speech. Continue reading
For decades, Russian commentators and segments of the Russian political elite have been confidently predicting that the United States would eventually suffer the exact same fate as the Soviet Union: collapse and disintegration. Continue reading
Following Donald Trump’s election eight years ago, the reaction in Moscow was jubilant. They even popped open champagne bottles in the State Duma. Continue reading
So what happens now? With the election of Donald Trump as US President, a re-calibration of American foreign policy appears all but inevitable. Continue reading
Ukraine’s survival and security can only be ensured in one of two ways: either with NATO membership or with nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Georgia and Moldova choose between Europe and Russia in critical elections. Continue reading
Europe or Russia. It’s really that simple. That’s the choice Georgian voters face as the strategically vital Black Sea nation elects a new parliament and a new government in two weeks time. Continue reading
Brian Whitmore, Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Texas at Arlington, visits UTA to present his talk “Mafiaism is the New Communism”. Continue reading
Ukraine’s defenses in the Donbas are buckling in the face of a ferocious Russian assault as the strategic town of Vuhledar falls following months of resistance. Continue reading
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has a plan for victory against Russia — and he was in the United States this week trying to sell it to U.S. President Joe Biden. Continue reading
So here’s a little factoid to bear in mind. In its incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast that began in August, Ukraine has managed to capture more territory there than Russia has captured in Ukraine all year. Ukraine now holds a slice of Russian territory roughly the size of Los Angeles. Continue reading
The dirty little secret of autocratic regimes like those of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping is that they can’t really operate effectively without the services provided by willing Western collaborators. Continue reading
Ukraine’s bold incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast two weeks ago has boosted Kyiv’s morale and changed the narrative of the war. Continue reading
Turnaround, as they say, is fair play. We now live in a world where Ukraine has invaded Russia and controls territory roughly the size of New York City. Continue reading
The recent prisoner exchange that freed U.S. hostages, Russian political prisoners, and other wrongfully detained people from Vladimir Putin’s gulag served as a stark reminder about the nature of the Kremlin’s so-called criminal justice system. Continue reading
A summer of political crisis winds down with a critical election looming in Georgia as a restive and pro-Western civil society seeks to oust an entrenched pro-Kremlin oligarch from power. … Continue reading
It was the day Moscow’s dreams of empire ended up costing European lives. It was the day the Kremlin lost its last vestiges of credibility. And it was the day when it became impossible to continue even pretending that Vladimir Putin’s regime was anything close to respectable. Continue reading
It has been nine months since Russian authorities arrested my friend and former colleague Alsu Kurmasheva, a dual US-Russian citizen and a journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkir Service. Continue reading
Russia’s summer offensive appears to have stalled.
As NATO leaders meet in Washington to mark the alliance’s 75th anniversary and as Russia’s war against Ukraine approaches its 900th day, U.S. officials say it is highly unlikely that Moscow will make any significant territorial gains in the coming months. Continue reading
In the week since Vladimir Putin’s summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang, two opposing narratives have emerged. Continue reading
Russia’s war against Ukraine and Ukraine’s spirited defense of its sovereignty and independence have been framed in various ways over the years, including as a battle between democracy and autocracy and a geopolitical showdown between Russia and the West. Continue reading
Despite weeks of protests that brought tens of thousands of Georgians onto the streets of the capital Tbilisi in protest, the government has enacted a controversial Russian-style law that would effectively neutralize independent civil society organizations. Continue reading
After centuries of neutrality, Sweden this year became the 32nd member of NATO, a decision triggered by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
In addition to adding a highly capable military force to the transatlantic alliance, the move fundamentally changes the security equation in the Baltic Sea region and northern Europe.
It also adds a new member state that has been a leading force in supporting Ukraine’s defense, resisting Russian aggression, and assisting democratic forces in Belarus.
So how does the West’s standoff with Russia look from Stockholm as Sweden becomes NATO’s newest member? Continue reading
Vladimir Putin is reshuffling his war cabinet, reassigning both his long-serving defense minister and his top security advisor.
A government shakeup has long been expected following Putin’s inauguration for a fifth term as Kremlin leader, and more changes are apparently looming on the horizon. Continue reading
When the Pulitzer Prizes were announced this week, one in particular stood out.
Vladimir Kara-Murza, the Russian opposition figure and human rights activist was awarded the Pulitzer for commentary.
Vladimir is no ordinary Washington Post columnist. His columns for Post, each of them scathing critiques of Vladimir Putin’s autocratic regime, were all written from a Siberian prison cell. Continue reading
Like all politics, war is based to a degree on myths. And Russia’s war against Ukraine is no exception. It is based on Russian myths about itself, myths about Ukraine, and myths about the West.
Likewise, the Western response to Moscow’s aggression has also been constrained and limited by a series of its own myths – about Ukraine, about Russia, about NATO, and about the post-Cold War order. Continue reading
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s efforts to restore Moscow’s imperial might have their roots in a series of deep seated – and deeply flawed – myths about history. Proponents of these myths include early 20th century White Russian thinkers such as Ivan Ilyin and contemporary Eurasianists like Aleksandr Dugin. Continue reading
Ukraine tries to hold off Russian gains on a stalemated front in the east amid manpower and artillery shortages. A defiant Ukraine continues to strike at energy infrastructure inside Russia despite U.S. objections. And a waiting game continues as a vital $60 billion in U.S. defense assistance to address Ukraine’s vital needs finally appears to be moving in the House of Representatives. Continue reading
Ukraine struggles to hold back Russian troops in the east amid manpower and ammunition shortages. Russian missiles attack Ukrainian cities as concerns mount over depleted air defenses. Continue reading
ALEKSEI NAVALNY AND YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN had little in common. Except for the fact that they both got whacked on the orders of the same crime boss. Continue reading
Russia suffers its deadliest terrorist attack in two decades after ignoring a warning from U.S. intelligence – a warning that Vladimir Putin dismissed at the time as “blackmail.” Continue reading
Brian Whitmore’s interview on DW News about an attack in Moscow.
In Vladimir Putin’s Russia, where institutions are weak and the rule of law nonexistent, all politics are essentially court politics. Continue reading
How will the Russian opposition’s battle against Vladimir Putin look without Aleksei Navalny? Continue reading
Brian Whitmore’s article on The National Interest where he discusses Russia’s strategy of “Capture”. Continue reading
Two years ago, Vladimir Putin launched a war of aggression and a war of choice against Ukraine — and he expected it to be a cakewalk. It wasn’t. Rather than a quick shock-and-awe assault that would spark regime change in Kyiv, Ukraine instead fought Russia to a draw – driving its forces away from the capital and fighting them to a standstill in the Donbas. Continue reading
Brian Whitmore’s interview on NewsNation where he discusses the American hostages being held in Russia. Continue reading
Brian Whitmore’s interview on ABC Radio Australia to discuss the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Vladimir Putin has apparently eliminated another opponent.
Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, the opposition leader and anti-corruption activist who has battled the Putin regime for more than a decade, has suddenly and suspiciously died in a prison inside the Arctic Circle, after appearing healthy and jovial one day prior. Not since the November 2015 assassination of Boris Nemtsov has such a prominent opposition leader been killed. Continue reading
The president has sacked his top general. After months of behind-the-scenes tension and after days of intense speculation and rumors, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired General Valery Zaluzhny as chief of the country’s armed forces. Continue reading
What will Russia look like in 10 years, or 20? How much longer will Vladimir Putin’s two-decade-plus rule last? Who — and what — will come after him? Will Russia continue its expansionist and anti-Western course? Or will it seek rapprochement? Will Russia remain intact, or will it disintegrate like the Soviet Union before it? And how should the United States and its allies prepare for all of these contingencies? Continue reading
Nearly three decades ago, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan agreed to give up the nuclear arsenals they had inherited from the Soviet Union, turning them over to Russia. Continue reading
In addition to the front lines in the Donbas, the battle for Ukraine’s future is being fought out in Western capitals. Continue reading
As 2024 dawns, there is palpable trepidation in the air. Continue reading
NPR’s Michel Martin talks to the Brian Whitmore of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center about Russian President Vladimir Putin running for a fifth term in office.
Mr. Zelensky went to Washington – and went home empty handed. Continue reading
Vladimir Putin wanted everybody to know he was arriving. Continue reading
Vladimir Putin continues to take Americans hostage. Continue reading
A stalemate in the Donbas as winter sets in. Continue reading
Brian Whitmore talk at the University of Texas at Arlington. Above is the transcript of the Team’s meeting.
Recent remarks by Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, Ukraine’s top military commander, that the war with Russia is locked in a stalemate with no breakthrough on the horizon landed in a toxic political atmosphere in the West in which support for military assistance to Kyiv is ebbing and the issue is becoming polarized. Continue reading
Ukraine’s top military commander said this week that his troops are locked in a “stalemate” with Russia and that “no deep and beautiful breakthrough” is on the horizon Continue reading
More than 20 months after Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the dominant conventional wisdom is that Vladimir Putin’s autocratic and imperial regime has been isolated and ostracized. Moscow’s relations with the West have been all but severed. Putin’s travel is severely limited due to war crimes indictments. And the Russian economy is cut off from global financial markets due to sanctions. Continue reading
Vladimir Putin makes a rare foreign trip, visiting Beijing to attend the Belt and Road Forum, where he is greeted warmly by Xi Jinping. The two autocratic leaders claimed they were trying to establish a “fairer, multipolar world.” Continue reading
It’s been almost a decade since Russia illegally annexed Crimea with Vladimir Putin calling the peninsula sacred ground. And the public reaction to this first forceful change of borders in … Continue reading
What does Vladimir Putin believe? Is there a coherent ideology driving his regime, its autocracy, and its imperial ambitions? If so, where did this ideology come from? And what does it mean for Russian domestic and foreign policy going forward? Continue reading
Following Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the United States, and as Ukraine continues to make incremental gains in its counteroffensive in the east, reports are surfacing that Washington is finally ready to provide Kyiv with the long-range ATACMS missile systems it has been seeking. Continue reading
How does Russia’s brutal and illegal invasion of Ukraine look from the perspective of a thoughtful Russian who publicly opposes the war, is horrified by its conduct, and has been motivated to painfully reexamine his own country’s history and culture as a result? Continue reading
As Ukraine continues to make incremental gains in its counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces in the east, Moscow is conducting a quieter offensive of its own in other parts of the former Soviet Union. Continue reading
Wagner Chief confirmed dead Brian Whitmore, Non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council breaks down what happens next after the news.
Brian Whitmore discusses the credibility of the Kremlin’s denial in Prigozhin’s alleged death.
In the immortal words of Omar Little, “You come at the king, you best not miss.” Continue reading
The fascinating Russia soap opera involving Wagner Chief Prigozhin and Vladimir Putin continued yesterday. News broke that Prigozhin had died in a plane crash inside Russia. Was this an accident? … Continue reading
Yevgeny Prigozhin, formerly one of Vladimir Putin’s closest ally and head of the Wagner mercenary group, is thought to have died in a plane crash outside of Moscow. Wagner took … Continue reading
With Ukraine’s counteroffensive moving slower than anticipated, Kyiv scores a small victory by liberating some strategic territory in Donetsk Oblast. Continue reading
We’ve got Georgia on our minds because fifteen years ago this week, a new era of Russian imperial expansion commenced with Moscow’s August 2008 invasion of that South Caucasus country. Continue reading
Lukashenko, Wagner, and the Future of Belarus Over the past month, Belarus has been increasingly in the spotlight, with the announcement of the Wagner Group’s relocation to the country following … Continue reading
One month after a short-lived armed insurrection directly challenged Vladimir Putin’s rule, the man who orchestrated it all is still roaming free. Continue reading
As NATO wrapped up a historic summit in Vilnius, the chaos from the fallout of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s failed insurrection in Russia continued apace. Continue reading
Yesterday, we learned that Wagner chief Prigozhin may be back in Russia. He had been exiled to Belarus after leading an armed mutiny in Moscow. Then a pro Kremlin newspaper … Continue reading
Two weeks after Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin launched, and then abandoned, an insurrection that shook Vladimir Putin’s regime to the core, the fallout, repercussions, and consequences continue to unfold. Continue reading
It was the 24 hours that perplexed the world. Continue reading
Talk with CTV News about Prigozhin’s Rebellion
My appearance on Deutsche Welle TV today to discuss the aftermath of Prigozhin’s mutiny in Russia.
They were more than just gas pipelines. They were among the most important economic links between Russia and Europe. They were symbols of the continent’s dependence on Russian energy. And they were conduits for the Kremlin to spread corruption and malign influence. Continue reading
Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive gathers steam as troops probe Russian defenses and claim some modest gains in the south and east. Continue reading
Most eyes are on the fighting in the Donbas as Ukraine’s counteroffensive appears to get under way. But far from the front lines, a vital discussion is taking place in Western capitals: What will it take to rebuild Ukraine when the war is finally over? Continue reading
Russian air attacks on Ukrainian cities continue almost nightly; Ukraine’s allies and proxies take the fight to Russian soil with a drone attack on Moscow and a bold incursion into Belgorod; anticipation builds for a long-awaited Ukrainian spring offensive in the east; and NATO gears up for a landmark summit in Vilnius next month. Continue reading
University of Texas at Arlington professor Brian Whitmore talks with NBC 5’s Brian Curtis about being in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv during a Russian drone attack. Whitmore also shares … Continue reading
It has become one of the critical fault lines in the geopolitical clash between Russia and the West. The Black Sea region — which encompasses NATO allies Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey; Western partners Ukraine and Georgia; and of course, an increasingly aggressive and revanchist Russia — was a tense and contested area even before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since the invasion, this competition and the potential for conflict have only escalated. Continue reading
The debate in Washington and other Western capitals has been raging for years: which adversary, Russia or China, should the United States and its allies devote its resources to countering and containing? Continue reading
For the past year since Russia’s unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its allies have imposed some of the most extensive sanctions and export restrictions in history on Moscow. Continue reading
Brian Whitmore, Assistant Professor of Practice at UTA’s McDowell Center and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, spoke at the 2023 #CONNEXIONS Conference at the University of Texas at Austin on April 11-12. Continue reading
A prominent Russian pro-war blogger is killed in a bombing at a St. Petersburg café. An anti-war activist is arrested as the authorities in Moscow allege a broad and improbable conspiracy involving the Ukrainian intelligence services and imprisoned Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. Continue reading
As Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine enters its 14th month, and with Russian forces failing in their efforts to take more territory in the Donbas, Ukrainian forces are gearing up for a spring offensive. Continue reading
Just days after the International Criminal Court issued a war crimes indictment for Vladimir Putin, making him the world’s most famous and most wanted fugitive, Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Moscow for a state visit, his 40th meeting with the Kremlin leader. Continue reading
As Ukraine continues to beat back Russian forces in its eastern Donbas region and prepares for a spring offensive to liberate more territory, there is another issue lurking just below the surface. Continue reading
Even as its invasion of Ukraine falters, Russia has clearly not given up on its ambitions to effectively absorb and annex Belarus. Continue reading
One year ago, Vladimir Putin launched a war of aggression and a war of choice against Ukraine — and he expected it to be a cakewalk. It wasn’t. Continue reading
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is nearing the one-year mark. In the first of two Power Vertical episodes marking the anniversary, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Volodymyr Dubovyk, an associate professor in the Faculty of International Relations at Mechnikov National University in Odesa and a visiting professor at Tufts University about the war’s major milestones, where it may be headed, and what European security might look like when it is over. Continue reading
Billions of dollars in defense assistance; advanced weapons systems like HIMARS, Patriot Missile Batteries, and Abrams tanks; military training and intelligence sharing. Continue reading
After weeks of diplomatic wrangling, the United States and the NATO allies have broken a logjam and reached a consensus — and the big winner is Ukraine. Continue reading
Vladimir Putin may be a lot of things, but a historian is not one of them. Continue reading
For decades, democracies around the world have been under siege amid a rising tide of authoritarianism and populism. Vladimir Putin’s world appeared to be the wave of the future with autocracy gaining ground in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Continue reading
As Russia’s war against Ukraine drags on into its 11th month and as its battlefield losses mount, cracks are becoming increasingly evident in the centralized top-down political system that Vladimir Putin has built. Continue reading
Russia and Iran are developing a full-scale defense partnership that goes beyond the drones that Tehran is providing Moscow to attack Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. Continue reading
Russia continues to weaponize the winter with attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Ukraine, meanwhile, strikes back with drone attacks on military installations deep inside Russian territory. Continue reading
As Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine enters its ninth month, one large question lingers: Just how does this war end? Should the West push for a total defeat for Russia or should it attempt to broker negotiations? Continue reading
Ninety years ago this month, the Kremlin launched a genocidal terror-famine, known as the Holodomor, against Ukraine. Continue reading
After months of fighting and a hasty Russian retreat, Ukraine’s armed forces liberated the southern city of Kherson last week, scoring a major strategic and symbolic victory. Continue reading
What will it take to rebuild Ukraine when the war is over? Continue reading
As Ukrainian troops move on the strategically vital city of Kherson in the south, alarms are sounding that Russia may detonate a dirty bomb – and blame it on Kyiv as part of a false flag operation. Meanwhile, with midterm elections fast approaching in the United States, cracks are beginning to appear in the Congress about U.S. support for Ukraine. Continue reading
Brian Whitmore appears in the NBC5 studio with Brian Curtis, to give an update on the Russia-Ukraine war and provide some insights on future obstacles for the Ukraine military as … Continue reading
Brian Whitmore, Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Texas at Arlington, visits UTA to host a discussion over the Ukraine War and why Russia and Ukraine are so different. Continue reading
Ukraine strikes the only bridge linking the annexed Crimean peninsula to Russia, scoring a key strategic and symbolic victory after a month of victories on the battlefields in the east and the south. Continue reading
Vladimir Putin’s Russia may just be the first country in history to claim to be annexing another country’s territory even as its own troops were simultaneously and hastily retreating from that very territory. Continue reading
Vladimir Putin’s mobilization runs into a snag as Russians take to the streets and draft-age men flee the country in massive numbers. Continue reading
In the wake of humiliating military setbacks in northeastern Ukraine, Vladimir Putin implicitly threatens the West with nuclear blackmail and calls up 300,000 reservists to replenish his depleted troops on the battlefield. Continue reading
The families of WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan will meet with President Joe Biden on Friday, as the White House continues to push for their release from detention in Russia. Brian Whitmore weighs in. Continue reading
A stunningly successful Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast in the northeast liberated an estimated 3,800 square kilometers of territory, an area roughly the size of the US state of Rhode Island, in just two days as the Russian front line crumbled and troops retreated. Continue reading
Brian Whitmore speaks at a panel in Tbilisi, Georgia, organized by the Economic Policy Research Center, the McCain Institute, and the George W. Bush Institute, about Information Wars in Ukraine. Continue reading
